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Ford Car Named Motor Trend Car of the Year
Posted: 11/19/09 6:26AM
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Motor Trend magazine's car of the year beat out the Toyota Prius, BMW 7-Series, Chevrolet Camaro and others in the closely watched competition.
It was yet another accolade for Ford Motor Co.'s midsize sedan, which got high reliability scores in the most recent rankings from Consumer Reports and was the top-selling car made by a Detroit automaker through October. Still, the mid-size Fusion continues to lag behind the Toyota Camry and Honda Accord - perennial leaders in the competitive U.S. mid-size market.
Small Florida bank shuttered, 124th this year
Posted: 11/20/09 5:29PM
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Florida banking regulators on Friday shut down Commerce Bank of Southwest Florida, marking the 124th U.S. bank to succumb this year to the struggling economy and rising loan defaults.
GOP: Health test recommendations could affect care
Posted: 11/20/09 5:28PM
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Republicans are seizing on this week's recommendations for fewer pap smears and mammograms to fuel concern about government-rationed medical care - and to try to chip away support by women for President Barack Obama's proposed health care overhaul.
Fla. commissioner OKs Citizens Property rate hikes
Posted: 11/20/09 5:28PM
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More than 15,000 mobile home owners insured by state-backed Citizens Property insurance Corp. will see an 11 percent increase on their insurance policies in 2010.
How the major stock indexes fared on Friday
Posted: 11/20/09 5:28PM
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Stocks fell for a third straight day Friday as a disappointing outlook from computer maker Dell Inc. suggested that an economic recovery could be uneven. The market, which has been shuttling between concerns about the economy and traders' need to find high-yielding investments, is back to worrying about the economy. Demand for safe haven investments like Treasurys and the dollar rose for a second day in response to Dell's outlook and comments from European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet, who said the ECB plans to start reining in some of its stimulus programs. A rising dollar also hit commodities producers and exporters.
Colo. billboard links Obama with jihadists
Posted: 11/20/09 5:28PM
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A billboard showing President Barack Obama wearing a turban has sparked a lot of attention at the suburban Denver used car dealership that put it up.
CP Business Headlines
- Recession catches up to businesses as more join the line to bankruptcy
- Saputo, Kraft appeal court ruling upholding federal cheese regulations
- Oil edges down toward US$76 amid economic uncertainty, rising U.S. dollar
- CF gets three directors on Terra board, complicating hostile Agrium bid
- Economic concerns, rising U.S. currency push stock markets, crude oil lower
- Consumers trade up for less on latest electronics as prices come down
- Transat beefs up France operations by teaming with travel agency network
- Ontex Resources to acquire Roxmark Mines in all-stock transaction
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